| Are you a WAHM (work at home mom)? Or
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| | Also, consider working for yourself in a
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| maybe you'd like to be one?
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| | home business instead of working an
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| You've made a great decision. As a work
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| | at-home "job". You'll have much less
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| at home mom you get the best of both
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| | stress because you'll answer to you, not
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| worlds. You are home with your kids so
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| | your boss, and you won't feel like you're
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| they are being raised by you instead of a
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| | trying to compete with the others at the
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| daycare worker, and you also are making
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| | office. Plus, you'll be earning money for
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| an income to support your family. Work at
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| | yourself and growing your business
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| home moms have it all - the joy of their
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| | instead of working to make your boss
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| children, the mental stimulation of a
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| | rich.
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| career, and a stress-free, comfortable
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| | Key to Success #3: Practice Good
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| work environment.
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| | Self-Care
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| "Wait!" You say, "WAHM jobs are not
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| | During your baby's alone activity time
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| stress-free!" Well ladies I'm here to
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| | and his sleep time you can get a lot of
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| tell you it can be done. Consider me your
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| | work done. But don't forget that you need
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| personal WAHM resource for solutions to
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| | to take care of YOU! Without you at your
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| your work at home problems. Follow these
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| | emotional best even the smallest thing
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| simple steps to create an organized and
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| | can turn you into a walking time bomb.
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| effective work at home environment.
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| | Take the time to relax in a hot bath,
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| Key to Success #1: Create A Flexible
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| | read an inspirational book, get a
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| Schedule
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| | massage, take a walk alone, or whatever
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| Babies need to be on a schedule right
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| | helps you to clear your mind and focus on
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| away. In fact they thrive and actually
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| | you. You are the most important part of
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| cry less knowing that they can count on
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| | this equation!
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| their needs being met regularly.
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| | Key to Success #4: Ask For Help
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| For most babies you can follow a simple
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| | So often we think we're alone, or that
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| schedule of feeding time, followed by
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| | we're weak if we ask for help. This is a
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| activity time, then sleep time. The
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| | time in our lives that we need help more
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| length varies for each step depending on
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| | than ever. We just can't possibly do it
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| the age of your child.
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| | all.
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| Activities also vary according to age.
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| | So ask your family, friends and neighbors
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| Your baby could be staring at a mobile
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| | to assist your efforts. Whether it's for
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| turning above her, playing with brightly
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| | babysitting (even if you're there at your
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| colored toys, reading a book with you, or
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| | desk working) or buying groceries, enlist
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| banging away on a drum and singing.
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| | the support of others so you can have a
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| Here's the key - your baby needs to learn
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| | break or accomplish a task. You deserve
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| how to play on their own as well. So
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| | it!
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| during part of activity time you should
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| | Key to Success #5: Exercise
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| allow your baby to enjoy playing alone.
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| | It doesn't matter if you do yoga, go to
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| This will give you a little "you" time.
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| | the gym, walk the neighborhood, hike the
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| You can keep a watchful eye on them from
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| | trails or use a climbing wall. Be active
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| across the room, or depending on their
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| | every day. Exercise keeps you young,
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| age and if they are in a safe area, you
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| | stimulates those "feel good" hormones in
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| can use a baby monitor.
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| | your body, refreshes you mentally, and
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| Be sure to watch for signs of your baby
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| | helps get rid of those pregnancy pounds
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| getting tired. If you delay putting them
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| | too.
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| to bed you can actually miss the window
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| | Don't beat yourself up with an
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| of opportunity and you'll have a very
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| | unrealistic exercise program. Just work
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| fussy baby who won't go to sleep. At the
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| | it into your day. You can even space it
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| first sign of a yawn or face and eye
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| | out. Studies show that 10 minutes of
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| rubbing, it's time to put them down for a
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| | exercise three times a day is just as
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| nap.
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| | beneficial as 30 minutes at one time. The
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| Then you can knuckle down and accomplish
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| | important thing is to do it regularly,
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| your work tasks. It's very important for
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| | and preferably every day.
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| you to list your goals and action steps
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| | Key to Success #6: Be Grateful Every Day
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| and do the most important tasks first.
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| | This is so important. Do this in the
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| That way if baby wakes up early you have
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| | morning while you brush your teeth,
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| already done the most important thing for
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| | shower, or even while feeding baby. Run
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| your day!
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| | through in your mind everything you are
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| Repeat this schedule throughout your day
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| | grateful for.
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| so you and your baby know what to expect
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| | You can begin thinking "I am so happy and
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| and when. They won't adapt to this
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| | grateful that...my family is healthy, we
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| overnight, be patient and keep at it. And
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| | have this roof over our head, we are warm
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| remember that the length of each cycle
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| | and safe, my parents live close by, we
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| will continually change as they grow.
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| | have food in the pantry, I have the
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| Stay flexible while still maintaining the
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| | ability to work from home, I have the
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| cycle of feeding, activity then sleep.
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| | skills I need to succeed, I have access
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| Key to Success #2: You Can Only Do What
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| | to the internet to maintain a business"
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| You Can Do
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| | etc...
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| This is so important for WAHM work at
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| | Don't skip this step. It will put you in
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| home moms. Think about it a second. You
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| | the right frame of mind to accomplish
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| can only do what you can do. There is no
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| | your goals every day.
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| sense in worrying that your day didn't go
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| | Key to Success #7: Maximize Your Work
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| as planned and you didn't achieve this or
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| | Time
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| that. Get used to it!
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| | As a work at home mom your attention is
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| You have an important job here, and that
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| | constantly being pulled in many
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| is taking care of your little one. Work
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| | directions. It's so important that the
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| is important and has its place but you
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| | time you spend working is maximized.
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| have a responsibility to keep yourself
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| | What do I mean by maximizing your time? I
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| healthy and sane. If your baby has a
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| | mean be sure that your efforts have a
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| meltdown and you're unable to get to your
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| | clear and substantial reward. It makes no
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| work for another hour, so be it. Don't
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| | sense to take time away from your
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| waste energy worrying or fretting about
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| | children if you're not well compensated.
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| it.
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| | In my business I make at least $1000 per
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| If you're going to be successful you'll
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| | transaction, so I always know my time is
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| have to work at odd times and make
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| | well spent.
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| sacrifices here and there. Maybe you'll
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| | You also want to utilize the concept of
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| do a little work after baby is in bed for
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| | leverage in your business. There should
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| the night, maybe you skip some TV time.
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| | be a system in place so that you do the
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| Do what you can, when you can, and feel
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| | work once, but keep benefiting from those
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| proud that you are taking steps every
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| | initial efforts later on, without more
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| single day towards your goal - a happy
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| | time or input from you.
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| baby and a successful mommy!
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